CONWAY — Kennett Coders team 5106C (sophomores Chani Mores and Kate Keefe, along with senior Richard Chavez) have qualified for the 2018 Regional Championships, completing the first step in a journey to the 2018 World Championships.
This follows a year in which the Kennett Coders came razor-close to going to the World Championships for the fifth year in a row but fell short, finishing second overall in skills and eliminated in the championship rounds.
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